Cars & Autos | Monday 9 January, 2017 10:25 am

BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye will have autonomous test vehicles on the roads by the second half of 2017

BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye today announced that a fleet of approximately 40 autonomous BMW vehicles will be on the roads by the second half of 2017, demonstrating the significant advancements made by the three companies towards fully autonomous driving. Revealing this at a podium discussion held ...

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Business & Money | Monday 9 January, 2017 10:00 am

Sustainability a Key Topic at Second Edition of Hvacr Expo Saudi

Around 2,500 industry professionals will converge on the Jeddah Centre for Forums and Events from January 15-17 for the country’s largest dedicated air-handling and refrigeration event in the region - the second HVACR Expo Saudi, organised by dmg events Middle East, Asia &...

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Business & Money | Monday 9 January, 2017 9:56 am

Dubai Civil Defence Transforms Communications with Avaya Equinox

The Directorate General of Civil Defence, Dubai, has announced an agreement with Avaya to transform its communications capabilities and increase user satisfaction with the department's Smart Communication solutions for customer service. The solution will be developed to its full potential...

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Technology & IT | Monday 9 January, 2017 9:53 am

Canon celebrates second anniversary of its Miraisha sustainability programme in Africa

Canon Europe, leader in imaging, celebrates a significant milestone for one of its core sustainability programmes, Miraisha, as it reaches its two-year anniversary. The programme, which is run closely with Canon Central & North Africa, has trained over 2,500 participants since its inception in...

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Government | Monday 9 January, 2017 9:45 am

Kingdom, Niger sign 3 accords

The Kingdom and Niger signed on Sunday three agreements and an MoU during the visit of President Mahamadou Issoufou. The agreements included a security cooperation pact, a draft accord for construction and equipping primary schools in all regions of Niger, a draft pact for financing the...

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Culture & Education | Monday 9 January, 2017 9:43 am

6th Gulf Education Conference to launch in Jeddah

The sixth Gulf Education Conference and Exhibition will be held in Jeddah on Feb. 22-23 at the University of Business and Technology. The conference will be attended by Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Abdullatif Al-Zayani, other experts and officials in the education sector and...

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Business & Money | Monday 9 January, 2017 9:20 am

ArabPlast 2017 opens with increase in overall display area reaching 12 percent

ArabPlast 2017 kicked off yesterday (Sunday, 8th January, 2017) in Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, as HE Majid Saif Al Ghurair, Chairman of Dubai Chamber  inaugurated the show along with many other government representative, business executives and industry...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 9 January, 2017 9:12 am

4th EcoWASTE Event Will Highlight Positive Solutions for a Cleaner, Healthier Environment

Leading international experts will share practical experience to create a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable environment, at the fourth EcoWASTE conference and exhibition to be held from 16 to 19 January as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW).   Hosted by Masdar in...

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Technology & IT | Monday 9 January, 2017 6:17 am

Electronic Shelf Labelling Set to Take Over Regional Retail

Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs) are entering the region with a big promise of saving on both operations and energy costs in the retail sector. A global forecast report by market research firm Knowledge Sourcing Intelligence, revealed that global market for Electronic Shelf Label Market will grow...

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Business & Money | Monday 9 January, 2017 2:44 am

Unauthorised drones in Middle East take a nose dive as remote detection and disabling technology arrives in Dubai

Drone detection and disabling technology, and a retail mobile solution using augmented reality are a couple of exciting examples of new product launches on show when the world’s largest security, safety, and fire protection trade fair opens in Dubai.   Taking place from 22-24...

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